Biology:Diabrotica virgifera

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Short description: Species of beetle

Diabrotica virgifera
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Diabrotica
Species:
D. virgifera
Binomial name
Diabrotica virgifera
LeConte, 1868
Subspecies
  • Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, 1868
  • Diabrotica virgifera zeae Krysan & Smith, 1987

Diabrotica virgifera is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is an agricultural pest species that attacks maize.[1] It includes two subspecies, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (the western corn rootworm) and Diabrotica virgifera zeae (the Mexican corn rootworm).[2]

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera.

References

  1. Eben, Astrid (February 2022). "Ecology and Evolutionary History of Diabrotica Beetles—Overview and Update" (in en). Insects 13 (2): 156. doi:10.3390/insects13020156. ISSN 2075-4450. PMID 35206729. 
  2. Cabrera Walsh, Guillermo; Ávila, Crébio J.; Cabrera, Nora; Nava, Dori E.; de Sene Pinto, Alexandre; Weber, Donald C. (2020-07-08). "Biology and Management of Pest Diabrotica Species in South America" (in en). Insects 11 (7): 421. doi:10.3390/insects11070421. ISSN 2075-4450. PMID 32650377. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1753908 entry